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Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician and the President of the People's Republic of China. He is also the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Born in Beijing in 1953, Xi Jinping is the son of revolutionary veteran Xi Zhongxun, one of the Communist Party's founding fathers.

After ascending to the presidency, Jinping was quick to see the benefits of privatization-friendly reforms. He has a surprisingly assertive public profile, even allowing the state media to publish a day-in-the-life account of his workday.

Jinping has fought harder than his predecessors against corruption and in favor of greater economic and security alliances. He has also championed a more assertive foreign policy, particularly with regards to China–Japan relations, China's claims in the South China Sea, and its role as a leading advocate of free trade and globalization.